Ful Medames

Slow-cooked fava beans with oil, lemon and cumin.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Fava beans
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 1 tbsp Cumin
• ¼ cup Lemon juice
• ½ cup Olive oil
• 2 Tomatoes
• ½ cup Parsley
• 1 Chili
• 2 tsp Salt
• 6 cups Water

Method

1. Soak overnight — Cover the dried favas with water and soak at least 12 hours.
2. Cook very slowly — Simmer for 3 hours until completely soft — traditionally overnight in a narrow-necked pot.
3. Crush some — Mash part of the beans against the pot to thicken while leaving others whole.
4. Season — Add crushed garlic, cumin, salt and lemon.
5. Ful is ready — Top with chopped tomato, parsley and chili and pour olive oil generously over.

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